Fortuna Sittard vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Fortuna Sittard vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at Fortuna Sittard Stadion.
- Fortuna Sittard 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
- SC Heerenveen 12 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bas van Dongen
- Referee J. van der Laan
- Referee Ingmar Oostrom
- Referee Nils van Kampen
- Referee Frans Ozinga (Netherlands)
- Referee Kevin Puts (Netherlands)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | AFC Ajax | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | FC Twente '65 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | AZ | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 12 | 15 |
| 10 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | NEC | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | SBV Excelsior | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | Telstar 1963 | 12 | 10 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 9 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 12 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan | SC Heerenveen | H | 2–0 | W |
| 22 Jan | AZ | A | 1–3 | L |
| 15 Jan | PSV | H | 2–2 | D |
| 07 Jan | Go Ahead Eagles | H | 0–2 | L |
| 13 Nov | FC Groningen | A | 3–2 | W |
| 05 Nov | FC Emmen | H | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan | Fortuna Sittard | A | 0–2 | L |
| 22 Jan | FC Groningen | H | 3–1 | W |
| 14 Jan | AZ | H | 0–2 | L |
| 07 Jan | RKC Waalwijk | A | 0–0 | D |
| 13 Nov | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | H | 2–1 | W |
| 05 Nov | SBV Excelsior | A | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Fortuna Sittard | SC Heerenveen | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #6 |
| 20 | Points | 21 |
| 12 | Played | 12 |
| 5 / 5 / 2 | W / D / L | 6 / 3 / 3 |
| 20 | Scored | 24 |
| 20 | Conceded | 16 |
| +0 | GD | +8 |
| 1.67 | PPG | 1.75 |
| 42% | Win % | 50% |
Key Stats
63%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
69%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
17%
Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season
Fortuna Sittard this season
42%
Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
SC Heerenveen this season
Fortuna Sittard are 7th (20 pts). SC Heerenveen are 6th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Fortuna Sittard
0-15
5/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/3
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SC Heerenveen
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/2
61-75
5/5
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Fortuna Sittard
| Anthony Descotte | 5 G | |
| Mohammed Ihattaren | 4 G | 4 A |
| Lequincio Zeefuik | 3 G | 1 A |
| Philip Brittijn | 2 G | |
| Edouard Michut | 1 G | 2 A |
SC Heerenveen
| Jacob Trenskow | 6 G | 3 A |
| Ringo Meerveld | 5 G | 1 A |
| Luca Oyen | 2 G | 1 A |
| Maxence Rivera | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Fortuna Sittard host SC Heerenveen — let the battle begin!
- 5' Fortuna Sittard are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SC Heerenveen's shape.
- 10' A quiet spell here at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. SC Heerenveen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 15' Fortuna Sittard is showing some good football. However, Fortuna Sittard are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' Fortuna Sittard are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 25' Fortuna Sittard started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Fortuna Sittard is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kees van Wonderen will be considering his options from the bench.
- 45' Rami Hajal has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 50' Fortuna Sittard are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Heerenveen that had 380 games and scored 377 goals.
- 58' Assisted by Burak Yilmaz with the perfectly-timed delivery and Umaro Embalo makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 59' What a strike from Umaro Embalo! The score is 2-0.
- 63' Time for substitution for SC Heerenveen. Simon Olsson is replaced by Sydney van Hooijdonk.
- 68' With 0 assists to his name this season, Xavier Mous is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Heerenveen.
- 72' Amin Sarr has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
- 77' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fortuna Sittard side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 79' Tijjani Noslin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Umaro Embalo at the 79 minute mark.
- 81' The SC Heerenveen manager makes a substitution. Anas Tahiri departs to be replaced by Rami Hajal.
- 86' SC Heerenveen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 88' The referee calls foul for George Cox. He receives a Yellow card.
- 89' Deroy Duarte gets the nod from Fortuna Sittard. He replaces George Cox and will look to change the dynamic.
- 90' Fresh legs for Fortuna Sittard! Dimitrios Siovas comes on to replace Oguzhan Ozyakup.
- It finishes all square. Fortuna Sittard and SC Heerenveen share the spoils 2-0.
Lineups
Fortuna Sittard Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
- 19
-
2
Ximo Navarro ↓ Stipe Radic 90'
- 7
- 15
- 17
- 8
- 31
-
5
George Cox ↓ Deroy Duarte 89'
- 14
-
85
Umaro Embalo ↓ Tijjani Noslin 79'
Bench
- 1
- 4
- 29
-
33
Dimitrios Siovas ↑ 89'
- 11
- 74
- 22
-
6
Deroy Duarte ↑ 89'
-
55
Stipe Radic ↑ 90'
- 61
-
77
Tijjani Noslin ↑ 79'
- 34
Coach
Julio Velazquez
SC Heerenveen Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 11
- 7
-
26
Anas Tahiri ↓ Rami Hajal 81'
- 5
- 1
- 27
- 33
- 9
-
29
Antoine Colassin ↓ Rami Kaib 63'
- 19
Bench
-
17
Sydney van Hooijdonk ↑ 63'
- 23
- 10
-
22
Rami Hajal ↑ 81'
- 6
- 34
-
13
Rami Kaib ↑ 63'
- 15
- 8
Coach
Kees van Wonderen
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Zian Flemming | 3 |
| Henk Veerman | 3 |
| Lazaros Lamprou | 2 |
| Alen Halilovic | 2 |
| Sam Lammers | 2 |
| Rodrigo Guth | 2 |
| Mitchell van Bergen | 2 |
| Kristoffer Peterson | 2 |
Head to Head
Fortuna Sittard Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33
Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2
SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for:
Fortuna Sittard or SC Heerenveen 72%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Fortuna Sittard win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
Fortuna Sittard or Draw
70%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
58%
Fortuna Sittard or SC Heerenveen
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.1%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
3%
Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard
| Handicap | Fortuna Sittard covers | Push | SC Heerenveen covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 11% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 20% | 62% |
| -0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +1 | 68% | 18% | 14% |
| +1.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +2 | 86% | 9% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
31%
✗
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.